Thomas Henfrey
Biographic Data
| ID | 156140 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Henfrey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Henfrey |
| SIGNATURE | HENFREY T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Chapter 9 Composite Epistemology in Wapishana Subsistence
Edges, Fringes, Frontiers: Integral Ecology, Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainability in Guyana
Based on an ethnographic account of subsistence use of Amazonian forests by Wapishana people in Guyana, Edges, Frontiers, Fringes examines the social, cultural and behavioral bases for sustainability and resilience in indigenous resource use. Developing an original framework for holistic analysis, it demonstrates that flexible interplay among multiple modes of environmental understanding and decision-making allows the Wapishana to navigate socio-…
Energy Issues in Development
Although central to all aspects of social life, energy is largely a neglected area in most areas of anthropology, ecological anthropology aside. Anthropological contributions to wider debates on energy, development, and social change are also rather marginal, despite the unique insights anthropological theory and method can provide. With energy at the heart of many crucial global debates today, and in particular the urgent need to adopt trajector…
Resilience and Complex Adaptive Systems
Social–ecological resilience describes the ability of complex adaptive systems to negotiate and respond creatively to change. Its origins combine understanding of the structure and dynamics of ecological systems with findings from anthropology—particularly human ecology and indigenous knowledge—and other social sciences. Key concepts are the adaptive cycle , a four‐stage pattern of change common to many complex adaptive systems, and panarchy , th…
Policy and community-led action on sustainability and climate change: Paradox and possibility in the interstices
Designing for resilience: Permaculture as a Transdisciplinary Methodology in Applied Resilience Research
In this paper I examine the relationship between resilience research and permaculture, a system for the design and creation of human habitats, organizations, and projects rooted in ethics of sustainability, well-being, and equity. I argue that applying permaculture as a tool in research design can enable research to contribute more directly, immediately, and effectively to building community resilience. I explore this argument with reference to t…
Permacultures of transformation: Steps to a Cultural Ecology of Environmental Action
This article examines a trend over the past two decades towards more explicit politicization in some areas of the ecovillage movement, particularly where covillages engage with related grassroots movements for environmental and social change. It does so using an expanded political ecology framework, also drawing upon 'Multi-level Perspective on Sustainability Transitions' and Gregory Bateson's Ecology of Mind. It argues that apparently apolitical…
The Cultural Keystone Concept: Insights from Ecological Anthropology
The Cultural Keystone Concept: Insights from Ecological Anthropology
Energy Issues in Development
Although central to all aspects of social life, energy is largely a neglected area in most areas of anthropology, ecological anthropology aside. Anthropological contributions to wider debates on energy, development, and social change are also rather marginal, despite the unique insights anthropological theory and method can provide. With energy at the heart of many crucial global debates today, and in particular the urgent need to adopt trajector…
Resilience and Complex Adaptive Systems
Social–ecological resilience describes the ability of complex adaptive systems to negotiate and respond creatively to change. Its origins combine understanding of the structure and dynamics of ecological systems with findings from anthropology—particularly human ecology and indigenous knowledge—and other social sciences. Key concepts are the adaptive cycle , a four‐stage pattern of change common to many complex adaptive systems, and panarchy , th…
Policy and community-led action on sustainability and climate change: Paradox and possibility in the interstices
Designing for resilience: Permaculture as a Transdisciplinary Methodology in Applied Resilience Research
In this paper I examine the relationship between resilience research and permaculture, a system for the design and creation of human habitats, organizations, and projects rooted in ethics of sustainability, well-being, and equity. I argue that applying permaculture as a tool in research design can enable research to contribute more directly, immediately, and effectively to building community resilience. I explore this argument with reference to t…
Permacultures of transformation: Steps to a Cultural Ecology of Environmental Action
This article examines a trend over the past two decades towards more explicit politicization in some areas of the ecovillage movement, particularly where covillages engage with related grassroots movements for environmental and social change. It does so using an expanded political ecology framework, also drawing upon 'Multi-level Perspective on Sustainability Transitions' and Gregory Bateson's Ecology of Mind. It argues that apparently apolitical…
Chapter 9 Composite Epistemology in Wapishana Subsistence
Edges, Fringes, Frontiers: Integral Ecology, Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainability in Guyana
Based on an ethnographic account of subsistence use of Amazonian forests by Wapishana people in Guyana, Edges, Frontiers, Fringes examines the social, cultural and behavioral bases for sustainability and resilience in indigenous resource use. Developing an original framework for holistic analysis, it demonstrates that flexible interplay among multiple modes of environmental understanding and decision-making allows the Wapishana to navigate socio-…
Ecology (6 works) · Environmental ethics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (2 works)